Summary: He plays all games, from Duel Monsters to
Shadow Games…to Go. After all, he is the King of Games… (x-over w/ Hikaru no
Go)

Toboe LoneWolf: Yep. Crossover with Hikaru no Go.
Surprisingly, with the similarities between them (person with a spirit living
inside them that is an expert at their respective games), there aren't that
many crossovers with 'em. So…here's my little one-shot: the ultimate match!

I am just a beginning Go player, so please excuse my
skirting of the game and not naming moves, except for one segment (sweatdrop).
This takes place after Battle City, and fairly early within the Hikaru no Go
timeline, when Sai still plays a majority of the games…

For once, there was no destiny involved, no "saving the
world," no life-threatening situations that involved Shadow magic,
Millenium Items, or old dead guys that lived in inanimate objects.

//Hey!//

Yugi stifled a grin. /Sorry, Yami. Couldn't help it./

With a nice spring day, light and breezy, Yugi decided to
just go outside and walk around. There was nothing to do, no school work, no
out-of-proportional duel tournaments coming up, so he figured he might as well
enjoy the outside.

Yami poked him with a mental finger. //Yugi, look.//

Yugi turned. A crowd of people was gathered around some
building. A flapping white sign read "Go Tournament! Come in and
play!"

/Huh. Wanna go inside?/

Yami's nonverbal reply said it all.

After all, he was the King of Games.

x x x x x

Hikaru Shindo watched the people play go, young and old. It
wasn't as intense as the other two Go tournaments he'd been to -- this
tournament wasn't a huge one, very informal -- but it was kind of interesting
to watch people of all ages play.

And of course, Sai was in ecstasy.

:Why do you not play, Hikaru?: Sai asked. :Is not
the reason you came here was to learn?:

Hikaru shuffled his feet. :I…don't want to draw attention
to myself.:

:I see…: Sai mused. Hikaru was trying to stay down
low after Sai's upset over Akira. Perhaps that was why Hikaru decided to
observe a Go tournament out of town-- less chance of being recognized and
therefore hunted down by Akira.

This new person gazed around the room with interest. He
looked like a teenager to Hikaru's eye, even though the person was so short. He
had strange, multicolored spiky hair -- Hikaru had no idea of how that was
possible -- and wore a black tank top and black leather pants, and about three
metal-studded belts.

In other words, a punk.

Not exactly what you'd see at a Go tournament.

Hikaru started when the black-clad person looked at him.

"Why aren't you playing?" The guy asked, with a
soft, deft voice. "I can see that you want to…"

"Ah…"

The guy smiled. "Then shall we play?" He pointed
to a side table and an unused Go set. "Come. Play a game."

Hikaru looked at the guy incredulously. Who was this guy?

Sai nudged Hikaru. :Please, Hikaru? Please?:

Hikaru winced as Sai bounced around, begging.
"Alright."

:Yea!:

They sat down at the table, separated from the rest of the
players. The stranger crossed his legs and leaned back.

"Ah. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is
Yugi."

Hikaru nodded as he opened up the jars. "Hikaru."

Yugi winked. "Onegaishimasu…"

Let's play a game…

x x x x x

Yugi nudged Yami. /Okaaay, Yami. What is with this?/

//I wanted to play. He looked like he wanted to. What is
wrong?//

Yugi rolled his eyes. /Just…you and Go…is…weird…/

Yami placed down a black stone. Fitting that he was black.
//I love games of all kinds, aibou. This is no different.// Yami watched as the
boy slowly place down a white stone, as if he were not quite used to holding
stones in the traditional manner. //Besides, I sense something about this
boy…//

//Hikaru Shindo, new aspiring player in the Go environment.
Recently played several upsets over Akira Toya, son of Toya Meijin, holder of
four titles.//

/…Okay, just what do you do in your free time?/

Yami chuckled, and Hikaru stared at him. Yami motioned for
him to continue. //…King of Games?//

Yugi rolled mental eyes. /Ya-mi. …But that isn't what
I was referring to./

//Hmm?//

Yugi reached out again with Light magic, confirming his
suspicions. It felt almost like Yami. /Feels like…you. A…guardian
spirit?/

//Interesting.// Yami mused, and then mentally smiled. A
smug smile, which Yugi had learned to be wary of. //Well, this should be very
interesting.//

/…Alright, what have you been doing?/

Sai frowned. This man they were playing against held his
stones as if a beginner, and yet was skillfully playing his moves. Perhaps a
teaching game for Hikaru would be difficult, if their opponent was so…strange.
Sai looked at the board, which had only a few stones – it was only the
beginning of the game – and then froze.

Hikaru didn't get it. Usually Sai made his moves in like,
ten seconds or less. Now Sai was pausing, and Hikaru had no clue why.

:Sai? What's wrong?: Hikaru asked. :What's our
move now?:

:It can't be…: Sai said in disbelief.

Hikaru blinked. :What?:

:This man… It is… He is playing move for move the same
game I played with Akira…:

:What?:

Sai motioned an invisible hand. :The sides have been
changed, but it is the same. 4-17. Left star point. 17-6…:

:No way…:

Sai stared at the motionless stranger before them. How in
the world could this be possible? How could he know? And how could he,
Sai, who has played countless games of Go, have not noticed?

:…Play the next move, Hikaru. Play at 17-4, and we will
see if this is true…:

The man looked at the stone Hikaru had just played for a
moment, rolling a stone between his fingers before placing it down.

At 3-15.

:…It…It is true…: Sai said in shock.

The stranger smirked, and all of a sudden Sai felt eyes upon
himself, as if this man could see him. See him, Fujiwara-no-Sai, who
lived only in spirit…

The man spoke. "You are not playing at your full
potential."

Sai's eyes widened. How?…

"So come. Play." The man smirked and leaned
forward. "I am more than what I appear."

And the man picked up a stone and held it between his
fingers in the traditional style, with all the bearing of that who has played
the game for years. Without even looking at the board, he placed down his stone
with an audible snap, breaking the pattern.

Game on.

x x x x x

They played even faster now. Two dragons teething at each
other, clawing at each other's territory, one dark, one light, battling as if they
were yin and yang.

Hikaru played in a trance. Stone after stone, placing them
as if this were all a dream…

Click. Click.

Yami stared intently.

:Attack at 5-10.:

/The star point./

Click. Click.

Click.

x x x x x

It was impossible.

But the evidence was irrefutable.

He, Fujiwara-no-Sai, had lost.

:Sai…:

Sai stared at the board. With komi, it came down to 59
points.

Black had sixty.

"Who…who are you?" Hikaru asked in the silence.

The man smirked. "I?" He let his hand drop and
finger a stone. "Yugi Moto, to most." His eyes met with Hikaru's.
"And you, Hikaru Shindo, an upsetter of Go games, who houses an ancient
centuries old spirit."

Hikaru's eyes widened.

"You play an interesting game, young one. You have
potential. Do not leave the game." His eyes flickered to the invisible
spirit hovering over Hikaru's shoulder. "And you, ancient one, guide the
young one well."

…Slowly, Sai nodded.

The man continued. "But I?" He put down the stone
and got up from his seat. "To some, as I have said, Yugi Moto. To others,
Pharaoh." Hikaru stared into amused, red eyes. Had they been red
before? Hikaru would've sworn they'd been violet…

Yami winked, and began to walk out of the building. Just
before he exited through the doors though, he paused, and looked back.

"To most though, I am the King of Games."

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